Excited for New Game +

[Arthrun]

I am personally excited for New Game + and would love to relive the MSQ without having to create a new character. I am hoping they can add in the class quests into the NG+ because I made the mistake of using a jump on a Job thinking I can go back into the book and relive some of the Job quest only to be a bit disappointed. I have just decided to do the grind on any new job but would really love to see NG+ for Jobs.

ThoughtS?

[Thamorian]

As long as we aren't locked out of new MSQ, yeah that sounds pretty cool. I can't remember much from MSQ from 3-5 years ago.

[ApolloGenX]

The only reason I see for a new game + would be to allow players who missed the pre-calamity the chance to do that... otherwise, meh.

[Kurando]

The only reason I see for a new game + would be to allow players who missed the pre-calamity the chance to do that... otherwise, meh.

What do you mean pre-calamity? The would be version 1.0, but 2.0 (ARR) which is where the New Game + would start is post-calamity is it not?

[Raldo]

I don't really understand the point. Is it just the ability to re-run old quests you already completed in the past? Does it reset your level? If there's info on this... where is it?

[Jandor]

I don't really understand the point. Is it just the ability to re-run old quests you already completed in the past? Does it reset your level? If there's info on this... where is it?

It's so you can redo the story again, but without having to re-level, and (presumably) without locking yourself out of content you've already unlocked.

[Shougun]

It's so you can redo the story again, but without having to re-level, and (presumably) without locking yourself out of content you've already unlocked.

Would be hilarious if you had to go through the whole story again to get back to being able to do the new content. . . like the very painful but very funny kind of hilarious XD..

I'm curious if you can "new game+" on a job you haven't leveled all the way. Doesn't really help me that much unless I can choose which expansion to go back to but I imagine some people might like the ability to do that on a job they've not leveled.

Also wonder how they'll handle the GC, if you can have two GC active at once or if you'll have to abandon one to try a new one. They might have covered some of these curiosities already but I can't recall then lol.

[Musashidon]

I don't really understand the point. Is it just the ability to re-run old quests you already completed in the past? Does it reset your level? If there's info on this... where is it?

it doesn't affect lvl at all, and it resets your main questline completely. (you can't choose to go back to a certain point its flat lvl 1 story) there is only alittle info on it from the fanfest LL

Would be hilarious if you had to go through the whole story again to get back to being able to do the new content. . . like the very painful but very funny kind of hilarious XD.

if it works like yoshi p described a story reset would have to work years ago.

yes you have to recomplete it to do current content, and it will also reset any trials/dungeons related to MSQ due to the switched are contented and can't be separated due to technical difficulties.

BUT that is only if it works how yoshi p stated from interviews years ago.

[Jandor]

if it works like yoshi p described a story reset would have to work years ago.

yes you have to recomplete it to do current content, and it will also reset any trials/dungeons related to MSQ due to the switched are contented and can't be separated due to technical difficulties.

BUT that is only if it works how yoshi p stated from interviews years ago.

I'm guessing that that's not the case. New Game + quests are probably just like for like copies of the original quests, it's the easiest way I can think of to do it.

If it's technically a new quest chain you don't have to change any underlying code, no worries about locking people out of stuff, can mess with quest rewards without affecting the original stuff, etc.

[Iscah]

I'm guessing that that's not the case. New Game + quests are probably just like for like copies of the original quests, it's the easiest way I can think of to do it.

I would assume the "easiest" way to do it would be to reset all the quest complete flags - sending you back to the start of the story with everything undone. Having to duplicate every single quest sounds like it would be a lot more complicated on their end.

If it does simply reset everything, I would imagine you might still have access via teleport to expansion areas (so you could still go on hunts and things), since the only thing gating you from those locations the first time around is that the gatekeeps (across the Steps of Faith and Baelsar's Wall) won't let you through.

And if resetting everything sounds like a poor way of doing it, it's possible that they know that but it's they only way they can do it, and that's why they've been hesitant to do it. But people keep asking, so it's better to implement this imperfect-but-doable way for those who want to use it, than to continue to refuse altogether.